Costa Rica vs High income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Costa Rica
143.6%
in 2019
High income
105.4%
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
6th
High income rank
5th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • High income
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 143.6% against 105.4% in High income, a difference of 38.2%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was High income ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 6th and High income ranks 5th of 182 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica High income Difference Ahead
1990s 39.1% 95.6% 56.4% High income
2000s 58.8% 97.2% 38.4% High income
2010s 104.3% 105.0% 0.7% High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Costa Rica or High income?
Costa Rica, at 143.6% against 105.4% in High income as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Costa Rica and High income?
38.2%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and High income?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and High income rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Costa Rica ranks 6th and High income ranks 5th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.